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  • noun slang A prolonged period of kissing.

Etymologies

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kiss +‎ -athon

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Examples

  • Seven determined couples locked lips for more than 36 hours to celebrate Valentine's Day in Pattaya, Thailand, a beach resort town, a landmark "kissathon" that organizers claim marked the longest recorded smooch in history.

    WATCH: Kissing Record Set In Thailand The Huffington Post/AP 2011

  • The Guinness World Records still have to verify the latest "kissathon" for it to become official.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Seven determined couples locked lips for more than 36 hours to celebrate Valentine's Day in Pattaya, Thailand, a beach resort town, a landmark "kissathon" that organizers claim marked the longest reco...

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Seven determined couples locked lips for more than 36 hours to celebrate Valentine's Day in Pattaya, Thailand, a beach resort town, a landmark "kissathon" that organizers claim marked the longest recorded smooch in history.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • The couple clinched the record by locking lips for more than 46 hours in the Thai 'kissathon' organised in the beach resort town of Pattaya.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • A determined Thai couple locked lips for 46 hours, 24 minutes and nine seconds to celebrate Valentine's Day in Pattaya, emerging victorious after a "kissathon" organisers claim marked the longest recorded smooch in history.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • Seven determined couples locked lips for more than 36 hours to celebrate Valentine s Day in Pattaya, Thailand, a beach resort town, a landmark kissathon that...

    WATCH: Kissing Record Set In Thailand The Huffington Post/AP 2011

  • A determined Thai couple locked lips for 46 hours, 24 minutes and nine seconds to celebrate Valentine's Day in this southern beach resort town, emerging victorious after a "kissathon" organizers claim marked the longest recorded smooch in history.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2011

  • But for seven Thai couples entering a kissathon in Pattaya beach in southeastern Thailand on Sunday, it was more of a f...

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post 2012

  • But for seven Thai couples entering a kissathon in Pattaya beach in southeastern Thailand on Sunday, it was more of a face off than a bout of romance. a same-sex couple secured victory with a kiss lasting 50 hours, 25 minutes and one extra second for good measure .

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post 2012

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